Light is the most important element of any video или photo. It controls the mood of the video, direct the viewer towards the spot Ты want to highlight, and make your subject look beautiful или ugly as per your requirement; thereby influencing your final results in a big way. I have seen people making Видео on awesome theme, mind-blowing dialogues, appreciable makeup but extremely poor presentation. This is because of improper use of their video lighting kit. Just flooding your subject with light will not help; Ты need to play smart with light so that your video looks well turned-out. Here are a few things that Ты must keep in mind while making videos:
Front lighting:
Although front lighting is very common, it is one of the least dramatic lighting techniques. Videographers often find it boring because this form of lighting hides the shadows and texture. It is a flat light that simply brightens your subject but to add a lot of drama, Ты would need shadows in your video. If Ты are shooting a glamorous video или even photo, Ты can use front lighting to hide the imperfection of the model but for a serious movie where Ты actually want to highlight the injured area of the subject, choose side lighting.
Side lighting:
Side video light is great for revealing the texture and other finer details of the foreground или background. For example; if Ты are shooting something in front of a brick Стена and want to highlight it, light it from the sides. This will cast shadows in the small gaps of the Стена and will highlight the brick texture. If Ты are shooting a person in a stressed mood, side lighting will spilt the subject in halves, thereby adding a lot of drama to your video. This lighting is not appropriate if Ты want to make your subject или object look beautiful.
Back lighting:
To reveal forms, Ты would need backlighting. For example, if Ты want to shoot the raindrops, back lighting will be the best way to make these small particles appear. A video on gangster war during night would need back lighting to create a white line tracing through the body of the subjects, thereby separating them from the background as well as creating a sensational mood.
Choose any of the technique depending on your video’s requirement; however makes sure Ты use the softbox lighting kit to diffuse the harsh direct light.
Front lighting:
Although front lighting is very common, it is one of the least dramatic lighting techniques. Videographers often find it boring because this form of lighting hides the shadows and texture. It is a flat light that simply brightens your subject but to add a lot of drama, Ты would need shadows in your video. If Ты are shooting a glamorous video или even photo, Ты can use front lighting to hide the imperfection of the model but for a serious movie where Ты actually want to highlight the injured area of the subject, choose side lighting.
Side lighting:
Side video light is great for revealing the texture and other finer details of the foreground или background. For example; if Ты are shooting something in front of a brick Стена and want to highlight it, light it from the sides. This will cast shadows in the small gaps of the Стена and will highlight the brick texture. If Ты are shooting a person in a stressed mood, side lighting will spilt the subject in halves, thereby adding a lot of drama to your video. This lighting is not appropriate if Ты want to make your subject или object look beautiful.
Back lighting:
To reveal forms, Ты would need backlighting. For example, if Ты want to shoot the raindrops, back lighting will be the best way to make these small particles appear. A video on gangster war during night would need back lighting to create a white line tracing through the body of the subjects, thereby separating them from the background as well as creating a sensational mood.
Choose any of the technique depending on your video’s requirement; however makes sure Ты use the softbox lighting kit to diffuse the harsh direct light.